Cryptic crossword clue
Suit offering protection from big fall outside public house 10

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word CATAPHRACT

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The straight part
We know that "Suit offering protection" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case suit offering protection = cataphract.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does CATAPHRACT mean?

CATAPHRACT noun
  1. Defensive armour covering the entire body of a soldier and often the soldier's horse as well, especially the linked mail or scale armour of some eastern nations.
  2. (by extension) An outer covering of some fish resembling armour or plate.
CATAPHRACT adjective
  1. Of a galley such as a trireme: with the upper tier of rowers shielded rather than exposed.

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